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Knot so simple: untangling bacterial chromosome structure, conformation and gene expression. (EVANS_U25MMB)
Project Supervisor - Dr Benjamin EvansSecondary Supervisor & Organisation - Dr Emma Waters, Quadram Institute.Understanding the mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to adapt to drug exposure and host infection is key to developing new approaches to combat them. Much work has focused on the roles of mutations ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/phd-knot-so-simple-untangling-bacterial-chromosome-structure-conformation-and-gene-expression-evansu25mmbPostgraduateMedicineOctober 2025Strain-level dynamics of microbiome transplantation (QUINCE_E25MMB)
Project Supervisor - Dr Christopher QuinceSecondary Supervisor & Organisation - Dr Naira Bereza, Quadram Institute of BioscienceThe human gut microbiome, the community of organisms living inside the gastrointestinal tract, plays a key role in health and disease. Fecal microbiome transplantation (FMT), where a community from a healthy donor ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctorate/phd-strain-level-dynamics-of-microbiome-transplantation-quincee25mmbPhD or other doctorateOctober 2025Investigating anaerobic bacteria and the effects on immune modulation in prostate cancer (COOPER_U25MMB)
Project Supervisor - Prof Colin CooperSecondary Supervisor & Organisation - Dr Rachel Hurst, University of East AngliaProstate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide and ~397,000 men die every year. The prostate microbiome has an impact in health and disease and specific bacterial ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctorate/phd-investigating-anaerobic-bacteria-and-the-effects-on-immune-modulation-in-prostate-cancer-cooperu25mmbPhD or other doctorateOctober 2025Identifying novel drivers of antifungal resistance in killer fungi (BIDULA_U25MMB)
Primary Supervisor - Dr Stefan BidulaSecondary Supervisor & Organisation - Dr Matthew Sullivan, University of East AngliaThe post Infections caused by Candida spp. contribute to almost 1 million deaths annually. This is primarily via entry into the bloodstream, which can cause fungal sepsis in immunocompromised people. Candida spp ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctorate/phd-identifying-novel-drivers-of-antifungal-resistance-in-killer-fungi-bidulau25mmbPhD or other doctorateOctober 2025From ward to genomics: Investigating trends and biology of invasive Campylobacter infections (JANECKO_Q25MMB)
Project Supervisor - Dr Nicol Janecko https://quadram.ac.uk/people/nicol-janecko/Secondary Supervisor & Organisation - Dr. Matthew Gilmour, Quadram Institute BioscienceThis studentship aims to 1) explore the genomic indicators for Campylobacter virulence (invasion into the bloodstream), compare antimicrobial resistance profiles with non-invasive strains and ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctorate/phd-from-ward-to-genomics-investigating-trends-and-biology-of-invasive-campylobacter-infections-janeckoq25mmbPhD or other doctorateOctober 2025Uncovering bacterial metabolites that can attenuate vitamin B12 deficiency (AKAY_U25MMB)
Primary Supervisor - Dr Alper AkaySecondary Supervisor & Organisation - Gwen Le Gall, University of East AngliaVitamin B12, or cobalamin, is an essential micronutrient synthesised exclusively by bacteria and archaea. This unique biosynthetic pathway has significant implications for human nutrition and health. The primary source of vitamin B12 ...https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctorate/phd-uncovering-bacterial-metabolites-that-can-attenuate-vitamin-b12-deficiency-akayu25mmbPhD or other doctorateBiological SciencesOctober 2025